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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In December 2023 there were 23,930 JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients in State Growth Tasmania.

This new dataset released by the Department of Social Services is updated monthly. This represents the number of people who are eligible recipients of JobSeeker allowance (generally aged 22+) and youth allowance (excluding students, generally aged 21 and under). To be eligible for JobSeeker, which replaced Newstart allowance in March 2020, participants must be unemployed and looking for work, though certain activity criteria have been relaxed during the COVID-19 period.

JobSeeker rates are a good updated measure of socio-economic disadvantage in an area, and should be looked at in conjunction with 2016 Census SEIFA indexes, employment status, income and education levels. They can also provide an indication of which areas within your region are most affected by the impacts of COVID-19 containment measures.

JobSeeker data are shown for Local Government Areas, and SA2s which have a significant population within the LGA or region.

JobSeeker
Current monthDecember 2023September 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,9306.923,2056.7+725
Albury2,3696.92,3376.8+32
Armidale Regional1,6739.11,5878.6+86
Ballina1,4855.71,3955.3+90
Balranald534.0534.00
Bathurst Regional1,3605.01,3214.8+39
Bayside (NSW)3,7923.13,6152.9+177
Bega Valley1,2936.41,2456.2+48
Bellingen7189.66899.2+29
Berrigan2896.42806.2+9
Blacktown13,3915.112,7964.9+595
Bland1454.51404.4+5
Blayney1904.31703.8+20
Blue Mountains1,7273.71,6573.5+70
Bogan1479.915010.1-3
Bourke33622.731621.4+20
Brewarrina19822.818721.6+11
Broken Hill1,18511.31,15010.9+35
Burwood7992.77642.6+35
Byron1,9508.31,8707.9+80
Cabonne3043.82813.5+23
Camden2,1222.72,0312.6+91
Campbelltown (NSW)7,1656.36,9066.0+259
Canada Bay1,0491.79861.6+63
Canterbury-Bankstown14,4486.013,8595.7+589
Carrathool764.1754.0+1
Central Coast (NSW)12,0505.811,5805.6+470
Central Darling19017.718217.0+8
Cessnock2,8457.12,8237.1+22
Clarence Valley2,9939.82,9229.5+71
Cobar1756.81656.4+10
Coffs Harbour3,8698.33,7538.1+116
Coolamon913.7863.5+5
Coonamble31914.532414.7-5
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3655.93655.90
Cowra6599.26418.9+18
Cumberland9,5536.09,0265.6+527
Dubbo Regional2,3607.02,3206.8+40
Dungog2855.02855.00
Edward River3427.03457.1-3
Eurobodalla1,7708.21,7598.1+11
Fairfield13,59910.013,1539.7+446
Federation4216.14456.4-24
Forbes3266.13316.2-5
Georges River3,3843.33,1893.1+195
Gilgandra2399.82359.6+4
Glen Innes Severn58511.659011.7-5
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1866.11,1255.7+61
Greater Hume Shire2513.92383.7+13
Griffith7714.47544.4+17
Gunnedah5437.25246.9+19
Gwydir2027.62027.60
Hawkesbury1,6143.71,5343.5+80
Hay905.2955.5-5
Hilltops7476.87116.5+36
Hornsby1,7841.91,7221.8+62
Hunters Hill1411.81411.80
Inner West4,5163.54,2693.3+247
Inverell1,0029.79649.3+38
Junee1954.71804.4+15
Kempsey1,98011.31,97011.2+10
Kiama3302.63352.6-5
Ku-ring-gai7751.07200.9+55
Kyogle62711.658010.8+47
Lachlan3169.03128.9+4
Lake Macquarie6,3965.06,2244.9+172
Lane Cove3501.33111.2+39
Leeton4476.44166.0+31
Lismore2,3708.62,2918.3+79
Lithgow9607.89307.6+30
Liverpool10,1666.69,7256.3+441
Liverpool Plains4209.64109.4+10
Lockhart593.2563.1+3
Maitland2,8235.02,7044.7+119
Mid-Coast4,8859.74,8009.5+85
Mid-Western Regional8625.68485.5+14
Moree Plains86010.785010.6+10
Mosman1851.11650.9+20
Murray River2954.22984.2-3
Murrumbidgee994.8974.7+2
Muswellbrook8257.98107.8+15
Nambucca Valley1,39012.61,30011.8+90
Narrabri5927.75767.5+16
Narrandera2808.72718.4+9
Narromine3008.33008.30
Newcastle6,3045.66,0495.4+255
North Sydney7141.56811.4+33
Northern Beaches2,5501.52,4101.4+140
Oberon1454.51344.1+11
Orange1,3545.11,3205.0+34
Parkes6187.35796.9+39
Parramatta5,6653.25,3873.0+278
Penrith7,0574.96,8114.8+246
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0856.52,9856.3+100
Port Stephens2,8876.72,7976.5+90
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1032.61,0892.6+14
Randwick2,2702.52,1552.3+115
Richmond Valley1,1878.91,1648.7+23
Ryde2,0252.31,8542.1+171
Shellharbour2,6555.62,5355.3+120
Shoalhaven4,0026.63,8816.4+121
Singleton7104.46684.2+42
Snowy Monaro Regional5083.74933.6+15
Snowy Valleys4905.64655.4+25
Strathfield8902.78172.5+73
Sutherland Shire2,9432.02,7771.9+166
Sydney5,7483.35,4433.1+305
Tamworth Regional2,8517.52,7067.1+145
Temora2146.52016.1+13
Tenterfield53514.851014.1+25
The Hills Shire1,9601.61,7771.4+183
Tweed3,7206.73,6056.5+115
Upper Hunter Shire4355.14104.8+25
Upper Lachlan Shire1913.81853.7+6
Uralla2146.12085.9+6
Wagga Wagga2,4095.62,2665.3+143
Walcha1247.71298.0-5
Walgett70822.669922.3+9
Warren1439.914610.1-3
Warrumbungle Shire52210.451210.2+10
Waverley8451.77651.6+80
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13397.6+25
Willoughby7481.57191.5+29
Wingecarribee7952.77752.7+20
Wollondilly9752.99282.7+47
Wollongong7,5955.57,2005.3+395
Woollahra5021.54851.4+17
Yass Valley2752.62532.4+22
Unincorporated NSW7211.56911.0+3
Alpine2743.52703.5+4
Ararat5547.85547.80
Ballarat4,5736.54,3346.1+239
Banyule2,8103.52,6403.3+170
Bass Coast1,4986.61,4636.5+35
Baw Baw1,7125.01,6474.8+65
Bayside (Vic.)1,0601.71,0351.7+25
Benalla5907.25757.0+15
Boroondara1,8351.71,6401.5+195
Brimbank9,3657.29,0857.0+280
Buloke2457.12356.8+10
Campaspe1,3956.21,3456.0+50
Cardinia2,9703.92,8403.7+130
Casey11,6004.810,7854.4+815
Central Goldfields91612.587612.0+40
Colac Otway7005.36905.2+10
Corangamite5005.34905.2+10
Darebin5,1104.94,8154.6+295
East Gippsland2,4559.32,3308.8+125
Frankston4,9955.54,7005.2+295
Gannawarra4207.34006.9+20
Glen Eira2,2602.32,1602.2+100
Glenelg9608.19107.7+50
Golden Plains5753.75353.4+40
Greater Bendigo4,4976.04,3425.8+155
Greater Dandenong7,1856.86,8106.4+375
Greater Geelong8,6105.18,1414.8+469
Greater Shepparton3,1157.43,0207.2+95
Hepburn5235.55025.2+21
Hindmarsh2588.02377.3+21
Hobsons Bay2,2873.82,1753.6+112
Horsham6655.46505.3+15
Hume11,5257.110,9956.8+530
Indigo4154.13753.7+40
Kingston (Vic.)3,1553.12,9652.9+190
Knox3,4453.33,2953.2+150
Latrobe (Vic.)4,5829.74,4879.5+95
Loddon4099.44099.40
Macedon Ranges7752.57402.4+35
Manningham1,8312.41,6762.2+155
Mansfield2093.62053.5+4
Maribyrnong3,5705.73,3905.4+180
Maroondah2,4663.32,3213.1+145
Melbourne4,1603.23,8053.0+355
Melton6,5255.56,0605.1+465
Mildura2,6807.62,6157.4+65
Mitchell1,7005.41,6405.2+60
Moira1,0856.31,0706.3+15
Monash3,1952.52,9402.3+255
Moonee Valley3,0753.82,8303.5+245
Moorabool9784.19594.1+19
Moreland5,2794.34,9814.1+298
Mornington Peninsula3,6303.83,4953.7+135
Mount Alexander6075.25584.8+49
Moyne4043.93893.8+15
Murrindindi5055.64905.4+15
Nillumbik8152.07601.9+55
Northern Grampians5608.15608.10
Port Phillip2,9753.92,8553.7+120
Pyrenees3197.23197.20
Queenscliffe412.7412.70
South Gippsland9105.38855.1+25
Southern Grampians6306.66006.3+30
Stonnington1,7702.41,5952.1+175
Strathbogie3806.13705.9+10
Surf Coast5292.35132.3+16
Swan Hill7605.77705.8-10
Towong2005.71955.6+5
Wangaratta9555.59305.3+25
Warrnambool1,1805.41,1505.3+30
Wellington1,8906.91,8506.8+40
West Wimmera1617.11577.0+4
Whitehorse2,9342.62,7402.5+194
Whittlesea7,4304.96,9954.6+435
Wodonga1,5855.91,5555.8+30
Wyndham8,9174.68,4204.3+497
Yarra2,9614.22,7744.0+187
Yarra Ranges3,4393.53,3493.4+90
Yarriambiack2908.02958.1-5
Unincorporated Vic364.6364.60
Aurukun45057.647560.8-25
Balonne2107.72107.70
Banana4454.94254.7+20
Barcaldine895.1734.2+16
Barcoo125.9104.9+2
Blackall Tambo565.1474.3+9
Boulia165.7134.6+3
Brisbane31,0873.629,9623.5+1,125
Bulloo2811.72610.8+2
Bundaberg5,76510.15,5209.6+245
Burdekin7507.57157.2+35
Burke8228.18228.10
Cairns9,0358.38,5577.8+478
Carpentaria37827.637627.5+2
Cassowary Coast1,96011.31,82210.5+138
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0985.91,1126.0-14
Charters Towers6409.26008.6+40
Cherbourg11015.610715.1+3
Cloncurry1927.51786.9+14
Cook73925.271024.2+29
Croydon126.5147.6-2
Diamantina125.894.3+3
Doomadgee25127.425027.3+1
Douglas82010.47008.9+120
Etheridge286.5327.5-4
Flinders (Qld)525.9525.90
Fraser Coast6,81511.26,58510.8+230
Gladstone3,5808.73,5158.6+65
Gold Coast18,3204.517,7904.4+530
Goondiwindi3856.33505.7+35
Gympie2,9209.42,8359.2+85
Hinchinbrook5458.95308.7+15
Hope Vale15725.315124.4+6
Ipswich10,3386.99,8786.6+460
Isaac3652.33502.2+15
Kowanyama33144.933745.7-6
Livingstone1,1304.61,0954.5+35
Lockhart River10525.510124.6+4
Lockyer Valley1,8106.91,7156.6+95
Logan16,8757.616,0207.2+855
Longreach1205.21104.7+10
Mackay4,0805.23,9855.1+95
McKinlay345.8345.80
Mapoon6825.56524.3+3
Maranoa4255.34155.2+10
Mareeba1,85513.01,75012.2+105
Moreton Bay16,9505.716,3955.5+555
Mornington19727.419527.1+2
Mount Isa1,29310.11,2429.7+51
Murweh2158.62008.0+15
Napranum14625.214024.1+6
Noosa1,5524.81,5494.8+3
North Burnett65011.366011.5-10
Northern Peninsula Area35020.834020.2+10
Palm Island59044.659545.0-5
Paroo11411.810811.1+6
Pormpuraaw19644.719945.4-3
Quilpie5211.55011.1+2
Redland4,6604.84,4754.6+185
Richmond285.8285.80
Rockhampton4,0657.93,9257.6+140
Scenic Rim1,6656.51,5856.2+80
Somerset1,1857.91,1757.8+10
South Burnett2,20911.82,11211.3+97
Southern Downs1,7088.31,6147.9+94
Sunshine Coast9,7984.79,4064.5+392
Tablelands1,4659.91,4359.7+30
Toowoomba6,6116.36,3066.0+305
Torres33514.832514.4+10
Torres Strait Island64025.562525.0+15
Townsville8,7756.88,5556.7+220
Weipa802.7852.9-5
Western Downs1,7358.31,5857.6+150
Whitsunday1,5406.31,4906.1+50
Winton395.8324.7+7
Woorabinda6310.36310.30
Wujal Wujal4625.84525.3+1
Yarrabah76046.674045.4+20
Adelaide1,3957.11,3306.7+65
Adelaide Hills6052.45752.3+30
Adelaide Plains4607.04356.6+25
Alexandrina1,1887.81,1537.6+35
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara55032.957034.1-20
Barossa6914.66454.3+46
Barunga West1269.61219.2+5
Berri Barmera71511.471511.40
Burnside6152.25652.1+50
Campbelltown (SA)1,3854.01,3003.7+85
Ceduna32415.132114.9+3
Charles Sturt4,5695.84,3865.5+183
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2905.52805.3+10
Cleve515.2515.20
Coober Pedy30532.429531.4+10
Copper Coast94511.892511.5+20
Elliston416.8447.3-3
Flinders Ranges9510.49110.0+4
Franklin Harbour365.1365.10
Gawler1,1127.31,0697.0+43
Goyder27011.625511.0+15
Grant3045.52995.4+5
Holdfast Bay8123.67853.5+27
Kangaroo Island1555.61555.60
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba305.2305.20
Kingston (SA)735.8645.1+9
Light4924.84614.5+31
Lower Eyre Peninsula2426.82316.5+11
Loxton Waikerie5939.15618.6+32
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,4285.63,3055.4+123
Mid Murray62111.960311.5+18
Mitcham1,2032.91,1812.8+22
Mount Barker1,0054.19703.9+35
Mount Gambier1,3758.51,3808.5-5
Mount Remarkable17410.817410.80
Murray Bridge1,40110.71,40110.70
Naracoorte Lucindale2705.12554.8+15
Northern Areas1957.61857.3+10
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68203.4+50
Onkaparinga7,9177.27,8047.1+113
Orroroo Carrieton4910.34910.30
Peterborough10110.910110.90
Playford8,15712.87,81812.3+339
Port Adelaide Enfield6,5917.46,3467.1+245
Port Augusta1,32915.01,31814.9+11
Port Lincoln7748.87618.7+13
Port Pirie1,34013.11,28012.5+60
Prospect4703.14452.9+25
Renmark Paringa5659.55609.4+5
Robe525.9465.2+6
Roxby Downs501.7501.70
Salisbury8,3038.87,9178.3+386
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay17714.616913.9+8
Tatiara1453.41453.40
Tea Tree Gully2,8494.52,7374.3+112
Coorong33010.332510.1+5
Tumby Bay845.7785.3+6
Unley6652.86152.6+50
Victor Harbor6799.36749.2+5
Wakefield3879.73729.3+15
Walkerville1803.71753.6+5
Wattle Range6058.65858.3+20
West Torrens1,9414.71,8944.5+47
Whyalla1,98014.71,95014.5+30
Wudinna446.5466.8-2
Yankalilla2488.12448.0+4
Yorke Peninsula65511.164010.9+15
Unincorporated SA26912.526312.2+6
Albany1,5456.71,4806.5+65
Armadale4,1806.94,0006.6+180
Ashburton1603.01502.8+10
Augusta Margaret River4404.24354.2+5
Bassendean5755.55505.3+25
Bayswater2,2925.02,2214.8+71
Belmont1,8206.21,7555.9+65
Beverley9610.49510.3+1
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook575.5545.2+3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1635.61525.2+11
Brookton5210.55210.50
Broome1,37011.71,29511.1+75
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3446.8+3
Bruce Rock488.6509.0-2
Bunbury1,7418.51,6558.1+86
Busselton1,1154.71,0804.6+35
Cambridge3031.72841.6+19
Canning2,6164.12,4583.8+158
Capel5054.34804.1+25
Carnamah3610.5339.6+3
Carnarvon55016.154515.9+5
Chapman Valley828.3777.8+5
Chittering1052.81002.6+5
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1332.01151.7+18
Cockburn3,4354.33,2534.1+182
Cocos Islands102.8154.1-5
Collie57010.854510.3+25
Coolgardie25810.824210.1+16
Coorow6010.4559.5+5
Corrigin5810.35810.30
Cottesloe581.2521.0+6
Cranbrook477.2456.9+2
Cuballing315.9336.3-2
Cue2619.82720.6-1
Cunderdin9511.79311.5+2
Dalwallinu687.9617.1+7
Dandaragan1296.61196.1+10
Dardanup3493.93353.7+14
Denmark2256.42156.2+10
Derby-West Kimberley1,56031.81,57532.2-15
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin369.8339.0+3
Dumbleyung205.0205.00
Dundas4910.64610.0+3
East Fremantle1352.81302.7+5
East Pilbara5186.65086.5+10
Esperance5035.94505.3+53
Exmouth1155.31185.4-3
Fremantle1,4857.11,3856.6+100
Gingin2176.62016.1+16
Gnowangerup425.5344.4+8
Goomalling529.5478.6+5
Gosnells5,3206.45,0856.1+235
Greater Geraldton2,3499.52,2289.0+121
Halls Creek84534.488035.8-35
Harvey8554.88404.8+15
Irwin1608.01407.0+20
Jerramungup405.5324.4+8
Joondalup2,9172.92,7722.7+145
Kalamunda1,4454.01,3853.8+60
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2376.11,1815.9+56
Karratha8855.69205.8-35
Katanning27611.027110.8+5
Kellerberrin8111.68011.5+1
Kent185.6144.4+4
Kojonup817.4766.9+5
Kondinin265.0265.00
Koorda209.8188.8+2
Kulin235.0235.00
Kwinana2,2857.42,1707.0+115
Lake Grace415.1415.10
Laverton46040.747141.7-11
Leonora49440.450541.3-11
Mandurah4,1608.14,0057.8+155
Manjimup3556.43426.2+13
Meekatharra17318.917519.1-2
Melville1,6142.51,5572.4+57
Menzies18241.418642.3-4
Merredin1698.71769.1-7
Mingenew2410.5229.6+2
Moora1087.9987.1+10
Morawa3710.4349.6+3
Mosman Park1672.91582.7+9
Mount Magnet8218.98319.2-1
Mount Marshall237.5206.6+3
Mukinbudin267.5236.6+3
Mundaring1,0144.11,0024.0+12
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8157.87857.5+30
Nannup556.8577.0-2
Narembeen388.6409.0-2
Narrogin2548.82458.5+9
Nedlands1861.41611.2+25
Ngaanyatjarraku40140.341141.3-10
Northam80011.675510.9+45
Northampton20411.420411.40
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8272.7+1
Perenjori4810.6449.7+4
Perth1,3855.91,3445.7+41
Pingelly5910.45910.40
Plantagenet2708.42708.40
Port Hedland9378.49128.2+25
Quairading5911.85811.6+1
Ravensthorpe675.1654.9+2
Rockingham4,9955.74,8355.6+160
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7753.77453.6+30
Shark Bay355.3365.5-1
South Perth9553.38903.1+65
Stirling6,5374.46,2924.2+245
Subiaco3102.82852.6+25
Swan5,8215.75,4835.4+338
Tammin2911.92811.5+1
Three Springs3510.7329.8+3
Toodyay2057.51957.1+10
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2294.71,1674.4+62
Victoria Plains397.7367.1+3
Vincent8953.38393.1+56
Wagin585.8616.1-3
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo6,8535.06,5284.7+325
Waroona2409.62359.4+5
West Arthur275.8296.3-2
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin204.9204.90
Williams355.8376.1-2
Wiluna7518.57618.7-1
Wongan-Ballidu739.6668.7+7
Woodanilling2911.12810.7+1
Wyalkatchem249.3228.5+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley93518.190517.5+30
Yalgoo5219.05319.4-1
Yilgarn667.7596.8+7
York18810.518510.3+3
Break O'Day54514.552013.9+25
Brighton1,21010.11,1759.8+35
Burnie1,1319.01,0898.7+42
Central Coast (Tas.)8756.58876.5-12
Central Highlands (Tas.)1459.61459.60
Circular Head3306.63206.4+10
Clarence1,8524.91,8244.8+28
Derwent Valley6639.66479.4+16
Devonport1,4389.11,3668.7+72
Dorset3558.93659.2-10
Flinders (Tas.)459.7459.70
George Town52512.850512.3+20
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2107.52007.1+10
Glenorchy2,5377.62,4687.4+69
Hobart1,6504.41,5504.1+100
Huon Valley9808.89408.5+40
Kentish2907.02806.8+10
King Island303.2303.20
Kingborough9503.89153.7+35
Latrobe (Tas.)4466.34145.8+32
Launceston3,6248.13,5277.9+97
Meander Valley6695.46695.40
Northern Midlands5156.35046.2+11
Sorell6336.06005.7+33
Southern Midlands2957.02957.00
Tasman1459.81409.5+5
Waratah-Wynyard6257.56007.2+25
West Coast36513.536513.50
West Tamar8515.68185.4+33
Alice Springs2,05511.41,89010.5+165
Barkly1,39132.31,39232.3-1
Belyuen2018.92018.90
Central Desert1,06144.11,03242.9+29
Coomalie12716.312516.0+2
Darwin2,9005.12,7014.8+199
Darwin Waterfront Precinct135.0124.7+1
East Arnhem2,95246.22,93245.9+20
Katherine1,05515.91,03015.5+25
Litchfield7354.97194.8+16
MacDonnell1,26930.71,24930.2+20
Palmerston1,5156.01,4405.7+75
Roper Gulf1,91041.61,95042.5-40
Tiwi Islands54031.650029.2+40
Victoria Daly71437.572538.1-11
Wagait4116.34015.9+1
West Arnhem1,74438.51,68137.1+63
West Daly1,02349.91,07452.4-51
Unincorporated NT1,29526.91,39328.9-98
Unincorporated ACT7,9402.67,6052.5+335
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0553.7+5
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